There are those rainy days when you can’t seem to get a break: you have a huge meeting and traffic is a disaster, the broken windshield wiper you’ve been meaning to fix is pretty much useless, you finally arrive without an umbrella which means frizzy hair, a soaked trench, mascara running down your cheeks and ice cold drenched feet (so much for waterproof boots!).
And then there are those rainy days you live for: nothing on the agenda but watching the rain glide down your windows, you find classical music in the pitter patter, movie after movie on the couch under warm blankets, tea, delicious comfort food and a nap (or two).
It was raining cats and dogs in LA this weekend and I wanted nothing more but a rainy day I live for. Hours were spent catching up on tivo, books, magazines and of course, my favorite blogs. Somewhere between ‘The Fighter’ and ‘Lucky Mag’ I came across a roasted garlic recipe and within moments I had garlic baking in the oven.
Simple and delicious; I can’t believe I’ve never done this before.
How to: Roasted Garlic
You will need:
large heads of garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Chop off the top quarter of the head of garlic (the pointy side) and place on a square of aluminum foil.
3. Pour olive oil over the fresh cut side, enough to cover. Fold the foil over the head to completely enclose it.
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes in an oven safe dish until garlic skins are golden brown and cloves are tender (you will know when it’s ready if the garlic is soft inside when you insert a knife). Let cool. Squeeze garlic cloves from skins. You can use the garlic for pasta sauce, salad dressing, etc. or simply serve with warm fresh bread and olive oil (my personal fave.).
Photos and sources: Flickr, Care2 and Epicurious
24 comments
SO good- putting it on warm crusty bread with some EVOO is my fave, too 🙂
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I roasted some garlic yesterday, it was so good!
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Yummmm, love roasted garlic! What did you think of The Fighter?
this is the best!! not for your breath though…lol
Love relaxing rainy days like that…its especially no fun having to go out in the rain in LA because everyone freaks out and the freeways are jammed !! The garlic looks delicious.
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yummmmmmm, looks delicious.
this morning, late to work of course, i rose from my bed to be welcomed by sleet and slush and snow. misery.
Love those rainy days where it’s so calming bc there’s no reason to run outside and get stuff done 🙂
Thanks for sharing, makes me crave some garlic. Do you know this blog: http://www.atlantishome.com/…she just posted some great grilled cheese, and a previous post on mushroom toast!
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Oh wow, I have forgotten about how wonderful those big heads of elephant garlic are. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I hope your day is great!
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oooh.. winters around the corner in SA so could definitely give this recipe a try, thanks`!
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garlic is the most delicious thing. i just love it.
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I need roasted garlic and crusty bread asap!
Looks and sounds very tasty- can’t wait to try it!
Your writing is so good, i really enjoyed this post! The photos are just amazing too! Thank you so much for sharing! Cant wait for more! 🙂
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i could not have said it better myself! although we here in Vancouver had sun this weekend, the rain has hit full blown today 🙁
i am craving a rainy day where i can just stay in a do everything that i want to do! which, is basically as you stated…
(movies, books, mags, blogs, food, naps, repeat)
great post, can’t wait to use this myself!
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LOVE THIS!
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i literally add roasted garlic to everything. even just plain pasta with olive oil. its the magic ingredient.
yuummm sounds amazing. i’m definitely going to try this.
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yes i LOVE making this and spreading it on sliced toasted baguettes! so yummmmm
Sweet Jesus this looks amazing. I love mixing this with roasted aubergine, yoghurt and parsley for the nicest dip EVER!
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I can’t wait to try this!!
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Mmmm, sounds more than delicious. I will def try it with a french toast and olive oil!
yum! I love roasted garlic.
As someone who lives in basically the rainiest place ever, I always find it so funny how people view rainy days. Imagine if every day were a rainy day – that’s my life! lol
I tried roasted garlic at a restaurant last year. They gave it to us with our bread instead of butter. It is honestly so soft and buttery LIKE butter. It is amazing! I always wanted to look up a recipe but completely forgot about it. Thank you so much for reminding me. I just printed yours. Will be making them very soon!
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